Apple QuickTime 7.3 Sorenson3 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple QuickTime 7.3. It has been declared as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Sorenson3 Handler. Such manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2008-0031. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple QuickTime 7.3 (Multimedia Player Software). Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component Sorenson3 Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in Apple QuickTime before 7.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application termination) and execute arbitrary code via a crafted Sorenson 3 video file, which triggers memory corruption.

The weakness was presented 01/16/2008 by Joe Schottmann with Virginia Tech (Website). The advisory is shared for download at docs.info.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-0031 since 01/03/2008. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 29983 (QuickTime < 7.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115689 (Apple QuickTime 7.4 Not Installed).

Upgrading to version 7.4 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at docs.info.apple.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (39695), Tenable (29983), SecurityFocus (BID 27298†), OSVDB (40895†) and Secunia (SA28502†). See VDB-3549, VDB-3551, VDB-3550 and VDB-40563 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Base Score: 7.3
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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 29983
Nessus Name: QuickTime < 7.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: QuickTime 7.4
Patch: docs.info.apple.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: docs.info.apple.com⛔
Researcher: Joe Schottmann
Organization: Virginia Tech
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-0031 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-0031
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3548
X-Force: 39695 - Apple QuickTime Sorenson 3 video file code execution, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 27298 - Apple QuickTime Sorenson 3 Video Files Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 28502 - Apple QuickTime Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 40895 - Apple QuickTime Sorenson 3 Video Handling Memory Corruption Arbitrary Code Execution
SecurityTracker: 1019221
Vupen: ADV-2008-0148

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/21/2008 15:08
Updated: 04/28/2019 12:58
Changes: 01/21/2008 15:08 (90), 04/28/2019 12:58 (2)
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